Alicia Marie 
Life gets busy so our family makes sure to put time on the calendar for family fun. Every Friday is game and/or movie night. Whether we choose to find a kid-friendly flick or take turns choosing a game to play, family fun Fridays is something our whole family looks forward to. I wanted to share … Read more
I am excited to share that I’ll be speaking about parenting at the upcoming Baby & Beyond: Discover The Journey event hosted by Riverside Healthcare. If you are in the Chicago area I invite you to come on down to the event. I’d love a chance to meet my readers! Baby & Beyond 2016Riverside Healthcare’s … Read more
I love traveling and enjoy it even more when I get perks. One program I’ve been a member of for the past couple years is Choice Privileges so I am happy to be working with them on this sponsored post to share about some changes to their rewards program which gives people points for staying … Read more
The boys have been on Spring Break this week and every single day it has been raining or snowing. I’ve had to be creative and think of activities to keep them busy so I figured I’d share the ideas with you all in case you are stuck inside as well. The first think I’d suggest … Read more
Thank you to Hulu for sponsoring this post and offering all my readers trials of the Hulu service. Curious George is now streaming commercial-free on Hulu! For nearly 65 years, generations of young children have been charmed by the literary adventures of Curious George and now he is ready for his next adventure! Based on … Read more
Thanks to Lakeshore Learning for sponsoring this post. In honor of Autism Awareness Month, I wanted to share 10 great educational products for children on the Autism Spectrum. Most of these are products I’ve used with my own boys or in a classroom setting. They also have the added benefit of being great for … Read more
This is a sponsored post but all thoughts are my own. My kid’s birthdays are in June but that doesn’t stop them from starting the birthday party planning as soon as Christmas is over. They have been in almost daily debates about where their party should be and still haven’t come to a decision. Having … Read more
My boys love playing with LEGOs and have a massive collection of these brick pieces. I started looking around for LEGO ideas that would teach them something and wanted to share some here. These are my favorite LEGO activities that make learning fun! Learn Math Learn Place Value – The Science Kiddo Greater Than or … Read more